BRIAN COUZELIS

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PROFESSIONAL & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

United Parcel Service, Grapevine, Texas

November 2011-December 2011

Seasonal Driver Helper

• Assist driver to deliver packages during peak season.

• Respond to customer concerns and special requests.

Newtone English Studio, Lugansk, Ukraine

September 2009 – September 2011

English Language Advisor and Textbook Writer

3 month break while in Jerusalem)

• Wrote innovative and creative texts, chants, and dialogues for a stimulating, innovative English learning program for Ukrainian and Russian students (ages 14-60).

• Edited the style and flow of previously written English language material.

• Voice acted and sang to create recorded supplemental audio material.

• Conducted special topic lectures with students in a classroom setting.

Elwyn Home for People with Disabilities, Jerusalem, Israel

February 2011 – May 2011

Activities and Habilitation Specialist, Volunteer

• Assisted in the planning and implementation of the residents’ developmental activities.

• Provided direct care and supervision of residence to fulfill daily operational functions.

Bridge of Hope, Lugansk, Ukraine

June 2009 – September 2009

Music Director, Volunteer

• Assisted this charity organization with summer camps.

• Taught music to over 1,000 children (ages 6-16).

• Organized music team of six local Ukrainian musicians.

United States Peace Corps, Lugansk, Ukraine

March 2007 – May 2009

Community Development Volunteer

• Volunteered for SVIT-Ukraine, a Ukrainian volunteering organization.

• Organized international volunteer activities on the topics of human rights, gender equality, and racism and xenophobia.

• Conceived and aided in the development of “Gazebo,” a volunteer networking website.

• Provided logistics, planning and leadership for three 15-day volunteer youth work camps for European and Ukrainian volunteers.

• Conducted seminars on the topic of “Establishing an Honor Code in Ukrainian Organizations” (funded by United Sates Agency for International Development).

Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, Utica, New York

June 2005 – March 2007

Outreach and Training Coordinator/Spanish-English Interpreter

• Provided job counseling for refugees and immigrants from over 15 ethnic groups, including Afghanis, Belarusians, Bosnians, Cubans, Iranians, Karen-Burmese, Meshketian Turks, Puerto Ricans, Russians, Somali-Bantu and Sudanese.

• Created and presented weekly employment classes for refugees and local employers.

• Monitored New York State funding progress.

• Acted as Spanish-English Interpreter, providing medical translations and interpretations.

Sepa del Peru, Arequipa, Peru

January 2005 – April 2005

English Language Teacher

• Taught advanced English language 20 hours per week to 15 students.

• Created and delivered lesson plans.

• Graded writing samples and other homework assignments.

Hogar de Esperanza Children’s Home, Arequipa,Peru

January 2005 – April 2005

Dorm Parent & Life Coach, Volunteer

• Taught life skills such as time and money management, mental health and career planning.

• Provided counseling for runaway and abandoned street children (ages 4-15).

Centro Familiar Latino, Wilmington, Ohio

August 2003 – December 2004

English Language Tutor, Volunteer

• Tutored newly arrived Spanish-speaking immigrants in English.

• Assisted a Mexican pastor/friend establish a Spanish-speaking church.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

American Councils in Ukraine

Kiev, Ukraine

Certificate

May 2009

Superior Proficiency Level in Russian Language.

United States Peace Corps Ukraine Training Program

Chernigov, Ukraine

Completed 200 hours of Russian Language Training.

March 2007 – June 2007

Accomplished 100 hours of Technical Training.

Fulfilled 30 hours of Cross-cultural Training.

Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees

Utica, New York

Bridging the Gap Certificate.

July 2006 – October 2006

Awarded for 30 hour plus practicum Spanish/English medical translating course.

Cedarville University

Cedarville, Ohio

B.A.: Organizational Communication Arts

December 2004

Minors: Music and Bible.

Senior Thesis: Gender Roles in Spanish Language Advertisements

AWARDS

Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Teaching Assistantship, College of Communication

Spring 2010

*Turned down to remain in Ukraine

LANGUAGES

English Native

Russian Excellent

Spanish Good

Ukrainian Fair

Hebrew Learning

SKILLS

Windows and Apple operating systems, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook), and SPSS.

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